On Tuesday, a tired Target X took on the tragically tenacious Telerx team of tools and twits. Fresh off of a stinging loss to Target R that caused Kevin to contemplate the very nature of his existence, only one thing could ease his mind (besides a trip to Double Visions)- the re-addition of KB to the team. It was as if it were a scene straight of of Brian's still-in-progress novel, as enemies become friends (when bitterness ends).
But most importantly, this led to a reunion of the KKK- Kevin, Ken and Kate, an unstoppable force, known to move immovable objects. Granted, this nickname could have worked against Target X, as the multi-cultural collaboration of Telerx players would not have looked kindly on any potential KKK chants. But luckily Sister Christin managed to restrain her exuberance for the KKK Krew getting back together, and kept the chants quiet. Anything louder would have been reminiscent of Ana's profanity in the presence of children, as a ball girl and loyal KKK follower was at this monumental game.
Target X jumped out to an early lead, as Brian and Mike skillfully served, and KB's footsteps and 1 inch vertical at the net kept instigating one of the Telerx players to spike it into the net. With a newfound rotation, the team actually began hitting the ball more than once and expertly setting each other up. At first, Kevin couldn't believe his eyes, as he rarely saw this kind of play from his team during their first game.
As TRx took the first set 15-8, a buzz began to grow in Horsham Township. Could it be? Could the team that just got smoked by Target R take down the Telerx behemoth? As a throng of fans began to arrive, Telerx began fighting amongst themselves and TRx took Advantage. Leveraging their forecasting, positioning, and optimization skills, they LaunchAdvantaged serves to the exact TargetAdvantage they wanted. Their MessageAdvantage of team unity propelled their FieldPerformanceAdvantage through expert positioning. On the rare occasions that Telerx would return the ball, they put their CustomSolutions into effect with variable success.
Some of the more successful CustomSolutions included Mike's bold plays at the net challenging Telerx (and winning the majority of these challenges), Kevin's finesse game, Christin's beautiful bumping, Brian's booming serves, Kate's consistent digs, and of course any magical moment where all three members of KKK hit the ball. One of the less successful CustomSolutions was KB's attempt to catch the ball between his bulging pectoral muscles. He figured if his teammates wouldn't give him a chest-bump, he'd take matters into his own hands. While this play didn't work out as he drew it up in his head, it did serve the function of getting the ball wet and causing Telerx to mess up their ensuing serve. All the while, KB continued to show his wizardry with with the ball through his "and-1" tosses to the server, his signature hand-ball-roll on his kick serve, and even an Cirque du Soleil hike to Brian, showing the spectators they should fear TRx in the flag football league as well.
In the end Target X dominated the second set, finishing off a 15-8, 15-2 victory. After the match, Kevin dropped to his knees, with tears streaming down his face at his good fortune to have such great teammates. Even Telerx couldn't be mad, and both teams joined hands and sang a poor man's rendition of "We Are The World" to commemorate this amazing moment in the history of the Liberty Volleyball League.
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